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Hull fittings
Mast fittings
Boom fittings
Parts/Bulbs
Parts/Spars
Misc/Other
Book

Foreword – from 2008 SAILSetc catalogue

The boat building sector of SAILSetc’s activities has undergone a significant shift over the last few years and the 2008 catalogue reflects that change by focussing on three SAILSetc core activities: FITTINGS, PARTS, SAILS. Please ask us to post you a copy if you prefer that format to these web pages.

Unwelcome, but inevitable, are hikes in the cost of metal and carbon which have filtered through to our prices. On the up side you’ll find several new items in the range of products and many of the parts/kits have been updated over the past year to take advantage of improvements in detail design. The new items are introduced later in this section.

It is some time since the primary hull mouldings of SAILSetc boats were made in house. IOM hulls are moulded and part completed by a sub-contractor, Al McMeekin, who has maintained and improved on the previous quality levels. The hulls for the other classes we are involved with are made by Reverie Ltd from pre-preg carbon, a process which confers many desirable qualities, including lower construction weights, impossible to achieve using hand-lam techniques. Whereas all hulls were taken to completed boat stage in house at SAILSetc this process came to a halt in mid 2007 with the departure of Phillip Playle from our direct employment. He is now carrying out this process as a sub-contractor to SAILSetc and we are currently able to supply finished boats again.

This revised arrangement should enable the well established SAILSetc quality levels to be maintained into the future. Standardisation in the methods of construction has eliminated or reduced the necessary construction options to the extent that it is no longer essential to build custom boats for specific individuals. Instead we can build boats for stock and offer them for sale thus eliminating extended delivery times.

Component moulded parts for our hulls are made entirely in house by Katherine and remain available for use in other projects. This range of parts is developed as and when we find new requirements/solutions.

As for the boats themselves….

….the IOM TOPIKO gave an impressive performance at the recent world championship. It was used by the top sailors from six countries, including Guillermo Beltri who gained 2nd place. It won thirteen of the twenty five races and took six of the top eleven places. The boats were either built by SAILSetc or by one of the five licensed builders (Bres FRA, Bohn GER, De Jong NED, Grubisa CRO, Immanen FIN) some of whose work appears in photos in the catalogue. Incidentally, Guillermo was listed as using an ITALIKO on the championship website. He owned and entered his ITALIKO but borrowed the TOPIKO from Jorge Camillo for the event.

….and the new Ten Rater DIAMOND won the Brittany Cup and GBR national championship across a good range of conditions while the Marblehead PRIME NUMBER and A Class SWORD continue to turn in consistently solid results. The mould for PRIZM is now being used most effectively by Marc Pomarede in France to bolster the local fleet. The original PRIME NUMBER mould is being used in New Zealand.

Specifications and prices relating to hulls, kits and boats are no longer included in the catalogue but may be posted as paper copies, sent by e mail, or found on this website by going to the Boats section.

The last of our stock of 15.4 mm carbon GROOVY was sold during 2007 and we will not be replacing this material. It has been an excellent material over some 19 years for Marblehead swing rigs, A Class and AC/12 Class yachts. Sadly the supplier who made this pultrusion does not seem capable of producing the super high quality that they were able to achieve some ten years ago and we do not wish to replace it with an inferior product. For A Class masts in the short term we will supply a mast based on 16 mm, 14 mm and 12 mm round carbon tubes. This is a versatile solution that avoids the need to send 2.5 metre lengths of mast at high cost. For the longer term we are working on a slightly different solution.

This time last year we wrote the following:
‘We are blessed with products that are in demand throughout the year by rc sailors and not enough productive time between the folk who work here to keep high stock levels at all times. Demand for our goods is currently at an all time high level and we do find it difficult keeping pace with orders and dispatches. Currently, early 2007, we have a job opportunity for a part time/full time craftsperson/engineer who can also cope with packing orders for delivery or, possibly, two part time craftspeople. A jobseeker in the London/Essex/Suffolk area with a good level of communication and craft or light engineering skills and who can be versatile enough to fit into a small team would be an ideal candidate. Knowledge of foreign languages, sailing, boat building, sail making, grp/frp laminating or model making would be useful in addition.’

Indeed it was a busy year, our busiest ever in fact, and we remain under pressure to cope with the work that flows in. We’d appreciate your assistance in getting the right goods to you with the least possible effort and would like to draw your attention to the following tips.

Make life easier for yourself and us by:

• sending WRITTEN orders for all goods using post, fax or e mail
• quoting the item codes
• quoting your credit/debit card security code with each order – we cannot now store that data
• ordering your goods well in advance of needing them
• allowing time for orders made in other languages to be dealt with by Lorna
• allowing time for the postal service to get the goods to you – a next day delivery service is not normal
• accessing product information on this website before ordering goods

Avoid problems by avoiding:

• phoning your order
• ordering late
• omitting essential information
• assuming we know what you want
• ordering without considering how you will use the products

Lastly we’d like to draw your attention to the extensive FAQs page of the website. If you have any questions regarding our products, their use, or our recommendations, you will almost certainly find the answers there. You will also find a whole host of other useful information. Happy reading.

Hull Fittings

Block, 14 mm diameter sheave – item 61s - £16.25

This block is a SAILSetc designed and made product that will be strong enough to take the large loads associated with larger models and the power of the RMG range of winches. The design of the sheave and cheeks reduces the possibility of the small diameter lines typical of model yacht rigging being fouled in the block itself as can happen when a dinghy block intended for use with large diameter line is used.

We plan to use it in the bow of our IOMs when an RMG or Graupner/Futaba sail winch is used. The block is large enough for all the lines and sheets to pass through without fouling thus allowing a large sheeting travel to be used when space is limited.

Mast Fittings

Gooseneck/kicking strap – item 14d - £66.75

Using the same body as the 14b gooseneck with heavy duty ball raced bearings but with a simple kicking strap rather than a two part version. Designed to fit 15.4 mm carbon GROOVY or 16 mm diameter round carbon tube. Suitable for A Class or ac/12 class yachts where larger loads are normal.

Tack fitting – item 24-110 - £3.25

This 11.1 mm ID stainless steel ring is placed round the mast above the gooseneck and below the mainsail tack. It is used to provide the Cunningham effect on the mainsail luff, tightening when the boom is centred and slackening when the boom is paid out.

Use it on 11.0 mm round tube or 11.1 mm GROOVY masts. A diagram showing the rigging is provided with the item and is a downloadable document on this website so you can see how it is used.

Tack fitting – item 24-127 - £3.25

This 12.7 mm ID stainless steel ring is placed round the mast above the gooseneck and below the mainsail tack. It is used to provide the Cunningham effect on the mainsail luff, tightening when the boom is centred and slackening when the boom is paid out.

Use it on 12.8 mm round tube or 12.7 mm GROOVY masts. A diagram showing the rigging is provided with the item and is a downloadable document on this website so you can see how it is used.

Tack fitting – item 24-145 - £3.25

This 14.5 mm ID stainless steel ring is placed round the mast above the gooseneck and below the mainsail tack. It is used to provide the Cunningham effect on the mainsail luff, tightening when the boom is centred and slackening when the boom is paid out.

Use it on 14.5 mm GROOVY masts. A diagram showing the rigging is provided with the item and is a downloadable document on this website so you can see how it is used.

Boom Fittings

Headsail boom fitting – item 101c - £1.75

This is now the standard item in our lightweight headsail boom kit for IOM class. It is used for attaching and adjusting the counterbalance weight and has a 2 mm diameter hole for this purpose. Outside diameter is 9.1 mm and it will fit inside a standard 2514 arrow shaft as often used in the IOM class.

The forestay attachment is no longer an integral part of this fitting. Instead, in our kits, the boom is used about 10-15 mm longer than the foot of the headsail and a stainless steel boom attachment 104-100 is used.

Parts/Bulbs

Ballast casting – item 200-042 - £54.75

The ballast casting used for our Ten Raters has been tuned to give a finished weight around 4.2 kgs, about right for PRIZM and DIAMOND. Otherwise it is identical to the ballast castings for our IOM and Marblehead. There is a brass rod down the centre to provide stiffness to the find aft end and an 8 mm wide slot at the centre going down to the centreline.

Parts/Spars

Round mast tube – item AR110C - £7.75

We now stock 1500 mm long pieces of 11.0 mm round tube. Use for No 2 or No 3 IOM rig kits.

Round mast tube – item AR128C - £7.75

We now stock 1500 mm long pieces of 12.8 mm round tube. Use for No 2 or No 3 IOM rig kits.

Misc/Other

Boat stand – item BSKit - £36.00

A kit of parts that makes up into a boat stand suitable for holding the hull either, without foils, on a table or, with foils, when clamped to a bench.

Versions for IOM/M/10R or A Class. Please state which when ordering.

Book

Charles Détriché book – item BK-42 - £20.00

A Catalog of Lines Plans – Thirty Small Sailing Boats for Great Fun

At last Charles has collected many of his designs into a single document that can be provided to builders looking for simple to build designs. The simplicity should not be confused with naïvety as Charles designs have benefited from his long experience with a huge variety of hull forms, classes, construction methods as well as from feedback from a great number of builders.

The catalog contains pleasing designs for the FOOTY, HALF METRE, RG65, J75, PHIGIT, MARBLEHEAD and TEN RATER classes. It also includes two designs intended to be built as One Designs.

Sections are all shown full size, the general layout showing foils, ballast and mast position is given at reduced size and there is some descriptive text where necessary. It is typical of Charles’ generosity to the sport that he allows builders to build the designs in the catalogue free of any further payment or royalty.

This will be useful source material for anyone looking for effective and easy to build yachts of any size 300 to 1600 mm as well as for anyone interested in looking at a train of development from a single designer.

101 pages at A4 size, spiral ring bound with thick paper.

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